Evolution Festival

[TheRossWalker]

Tickets are on sale on Thursday, and this is apparently the lineup.

Dizzee is pretty good as a headliner, and there's some quality bands on before. Little Boots.

[YI]

FUUUUUCK :(:(

I wanna go to Slam Dunk (which is that Sunday)...but fuck, I cannot miss Evolution...last year we saw fuck all bands and was still one of the most hilarious days I can remember having all summer.

"Twisted Wheel" are AMAZING. I caught them randomly at Leeds as they were on before "White Lies" (I also saw "Fight Like Apes" who were before Twisted Wheel, who indie-trendfucks are now wanking over, and thought they were shit ).

HOLY SHIT!!! MARINA & THE DIAMONDS!!!!!!!!!

...oooooh, apparently all the "Dance Shit" is happening on the Sunday, with Monday being like normal years...if that's the case, we might be able to hit up Slam Dunk on the Sunday and be back for Little Boots, Twisted Wheel, Marina & The Diamonds....fuck off...the line-up looks FAR TOO GOOD!! Where you find that? Seriously, I'm a bit suspicious, the line-up does seem a bit too good.

Edited February 17, 2009 by YI

[TheRossWalker]

It's official, it's the proper line-up. Found it on a Facebook group, but it's now on the official website.

But it's now £9.50 for a day ticket, and 15 for the weekend thing. I'll still be doing the Monday, but like fuck am I buying for my mates now.

[YI]

Tickets booked...fuck Slam Dunk...unless it gets AWESOME!!! Then...fuck, it's only £5.50 more I'd have spent (cos even if I do Slam Dunk, I'm hitting up Monday).

[METALMAN]

I have a ticket now. Persuading other people to come right now.

Train for £18 return. Not bad at all...

Edited February 19, 2009 by metalman

[Dont Fear The Reaper]

Im there! Ill be getting my ticket next week should they still be available

[YI]

UPDATE!!!

THE MOTHERFUCKING HUMAN LEAGUE!!!!!!!!

SUNDAY

SPILLERS WHARF (NEWCASTLE)

The Wombats

The Human League

White Lies

Imelda May

Twisted Wheel

The Puppini Sisters

Detroit Social Club

The Big Pink

The Chapman Family

BALTIC SQUARE (GATESHEAD...in association with WAX.ON)

Boyz Noise

Chase & Status

Kissy Sell Out

The Count & Sinden

Krafty Kuts & Dynamite MC Rusko

Brodinski

Japanese Popstars

Yuksek

James Yuill

Doorly

People Get Real

TC Monckton

Oli P

MONDAY

SPILLERS WHARF (NEWCASTLE)

Dizzee Rascal

The View

The Maccabees

Little Boots

Nouvelle Vague

VV Brown

Kid British

Little Comets

Marina & The Diamonds

BALTIC SQUARE (GATESHEAD)

Mystery Jets

Friendly Fires

Ladyhawke

Esser

Ebony Bones

Dead Kids

Fan Death

Viva City

Nice mix. I'm not going to plan my day or anything, as I honestly don't know what I'm going to do, definitely going to see more and probably pay more attention to the music in comparison to the last couple of years.

[METALMAN]

Might actually go to this now.

[Colly]

I'm passing, the line-up to price ratio really isn't great compared to Super Furry Animals and Futureheads for free...

Middlesbrough Music Live here I come! Unless they stick a fee on it.

[Jack_Attack]

I cannot miss Evolution...last year we saw fuck all bands and was still one of the most hilarious days I can remember having all summer.

Same, I only saw Does It Offend You, Yeah? and New Young Pony Club, but the day as a whole was amazing fun.

Were you perhaps the impossibly drunk guy who got stretchered out of Baltic Square after DIOY,Y?'s set?

[YI]

I cannot miss Evolution...last year we saw fuck all bands and was still one of the most hilarious days I can remember having all summer.

Same, I only saw Does It Offend You, Yeah? and New Young Pony Club, but the day as a whole was amazing fun.

Were you perhaps the impossibly drunk guy who got stretchered out of Baltic Square after DIOY,Y?'s set?

Nah. I was one of the cunts wandering around with a football (which we found while having a piss next to a church)...just shouting about "FOOTBALL" and asking people where the closest place to have a game of football was/getting people to head it, all sorts of football related things, which was allowed in Gateshead, but got confiscated at Newcastle. Great day...thinking back, what we were doing wasn't funny and pretty fucking annoying I guess, but given our state of mind at the time, was the funniest thing ever.

Edited March 15, 2009 by YI

[ThePhenom07]

White Lies are my band of the moment, so I'd go just for them. Oh, and the Wombats.

[John Stones' Paint Trophy]

I'm there on Monday. I always miss Dizzee when he's up here and I will not this time. Also, there's a ton of free gigs in Ouseburn and The Week Tha Was are playing at the Art Galleries for free. I think it's on Friday the 22nd.

[YI]

Just found out about this today (although Stiva did post about it, here's a shitload more info). Will highly likely be checking it out, it's free after all. All the venues are basically right next to each other, at the top/on Stepney Bank, just up from The Cluny.

EVOLUTION UNSIGNED - Friday 22nd May

Art Works Gallery

The Week That Was (10:45 - ?)

http://www.myspace.com/theweekthatwas

Richard Dawson (10:00 - 10:30)

http://www.myspace.com/richardmdawson

Jeans goes POP! (9:15 - 9:45)

http://www.myspace.com/jeansgoespop

Trev Gibb (8:30 - 9:00)

http://www.myspace.com/trevgibb

Wolves At The Door (7:45 - 8:15)

http://www.myspace.com/wolvesatthedooruk

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The Tanners

Brilliant Mind (10:00 - 10:30)

http://www.myspace.com/brilliantmindmusic

Maps=Fiction (9:15 - 9:45)

http://www.myspace.com/mapsfiction

Our Imaginary Friends (8:30 - 9:00)

http://www.myspace.com/ourimaginaryfriends

Pioneers of Mediocrity (7:45 - 8:15)

http://www.myspace.com/pioneersofmediocrity

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Retreat @ St Dominics

Ever Since The Lake Caught Fire (10:00 - 10:30)

http://www.myspace.com/lakecaughtfire

Widows (9:15 - 9:45)

http://www.myspace.com/thisiswidows

Razmataz Lorry Excitement (8:30 - 9:00)

http://www.myspace.com/razmatazlorryexcitement

The Blitz Evra (7:45 - 8:15)

http://www.myspace.com/theblitzevra

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Star & Shadow Cinema

Warm Digits (10:00 - 10:30)

http://www.myspace.com/warmdigits

The Cornshed Sisters (9:15 - 9:45)

http://www.myspace.com/thecornshedsisters

Balao (8:30 - 9:00)

http://www.myspace.com/balaomusic

Nathalie Stern (7:45 - 8:15)

http://www.myspace.com/nathaliestern

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The Tyne Bar

Karoshi Bros (10:00 - 10:30)

http://www.myspace.com/karoshibros

The Small Screen Light Show (9:15 - 9:45)

http://www.myspace.com/thesmallscreenlightshow

Manila Chapter (8:30 - 9:00)

http://www.myspace.com/manilachapter

Night of Sevens (7:45 - 8:15)

http://www.myspace.com/musicofsevens

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The Round Theatre

B>E>A>K (10:00 - 10:30)

http://www.myspace.com/beaktastic

Spies In Limbo (9:15 - 9:45)

http://www.myspace.com/spiesinlimbo

Waiting For Winter (8:30 - 9:00)

http://www.myspace.com/waitingforwinter

Dog Years (7:45 - 8:15)

http://www.myspace.com/dogyearsmusic

The Blitz Evra/Natalie Stern -> Razmataz Lorry Excitement -> Spies In Limbo/Small Screen Light Show -> Richard Dawson/B>E>A>K -> The Week That Was, seems like a plan depending on my mood/my friends.

[Colly]

Now theres a question, I'm not going to Evolution, but do I make the 45 min journey into Toon late on just to see The Week That Was? The answers probably no, but I am tempted. YI, I don't know if you've seen them before, but B>E>A>K are fucking dogshit. If they didn't have some vague Futureheads connection that I'm uncertain of the specifics of they wouldn't be top of even that bill.

[YI]

I haven't seen B>E>A>K (and to be fair, Richard Dawson would be my personal pick by a mile) but I know someone who knows one of them, so I thought I might check them out. To be fair, from their myspace they don't sound particularly bad. :/

Edited May 2, 2009 by YI

[Colly]

I'll be honest, before I read that I suddenly thought 'the trumpet mans probably his brother', wasn't far off. If you like dull instrumentals with brass, coupled with very poor bird puns in between songs you'll love it. Thankfully when I saw them they were followed by Sky Larkin and Hot Club de Paris which lifted my spirits somewhat. The fact I saw The Music the very next night made it my best 24 hours of music 2008...

[YI]

I picked up the most recent copy of NARC today and they had a section on Evolution Festival. I think EVERYBODY has overlooked the most important part of this 'festival weekend';

Saturday 23rd May @ O2 Academy (£10) - Under 18 clubnight...DJ Ironic and THE BLACKOUT CREW!!!

I might need to shave and pass myself off as £17.

Does this mean "Bulletproof" wont be on either? If so, that's fucking GAY! I wanted to make a WHOLE weekend of it, the only way I'd be able to afford that would be going to Bullet on the Saturday. Probably for the best, means I can use Saturday to at least do some revision.

Oh wait, no, it's 6-9pm, NARC just bollocksed up calling it a 'Club Night'...hahaha, Flip N' Fill and Blazin' Squad are there too...hahahaa, I wanna go.

Edited May 12, 2009 by YI

[METALMAN]

Saturday 23rd May @ O2 Academy (£10) - Under 18 clubnight...DJ Ironic and THE BLACKOUT CREW!!!

I might need to shave and pass myself off as £17.

Quite right. You don't get hairy £17 notes. >_>

DJ Ironik did that song with the most amazing lyrics. I miss it.

Anyway...Evolution news - I have purchased my train tickets so I am a definite to go. Unless I change my mind again.

Edited May 14, 2009 by metalman

[YI]

I wont be able to make Unsigned on the Friday which is fucking gutting. I know a few mates are going up, but I have an exam the next morning (A SATURDAY!!! IT'S NOT A FUCKING SCHOOLDAY!!) so I wont be able to make it.